How Much Weight Do You Bench Press ?!

[kze]

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depends on my weight... During "Off season" mode, bodyweight around 185-190lbs... i bench around 185lbs, 3-4 reps (without spotter) ... i'm not a bench presser... i focus more on building my chest since its one of my weak points...

deadlift - around 330+lbs... 1 rep max
Squats - 315lbs... 1RM

weight computed with Standard Olympic Bar (45lbs)...

right now, i'm on a diet (bodyweight around 150lbs, using double beam thing).. i lift heavy (for me) but not as heavy when i'm @ "off-season" mode.. hehe... pang summer lang ni hehehe....

Well, I could chime in my stats as well then I guess

This off-season:
Deadlifts: 400lbs 5reps
Squats: 250lbs 20reps ("ass-to-grass")
I don't bench for chest, but do close-grip bench press for my triceps: 220lbs 5reps

You cannot forget the number one movement for the upperbody, the so called "upper-body squat" - DIPS for chest:
bodyweight + 100lbs strapped on for 5 reps

[CrasHBURN]

now that's impressive!

kze: OT: bro, do you compete?

[kze]

No, I don't compete... yet.
I have to bring up my arms and chest to match my thick legs and back and add overall mass to my body... maybe in a year or two.
I also want to enter powerlifting events... but in the far future that is.
How about you crash?

[Molokai]

pretty impressive! how much weight do u lift for ur biceps? i guess it must be heavy too since u have a strong arm kay d lalim ang dips w/ 100lbs nakastrap..hehehe..

OT: wat supplements do u take?!

[kze]

pretty impressive! how much weight do u lift for ur biceps? i guess it must be heavy too since u have a strong arm kay d lalim ang dips w/ 100lbs nakastrap..hehehe..

OT: wat supplements do u take?!

Whey protein and multivitamins... keeping it simple. Many people focus on supplements rather on diet and progressive resistance.
My arms? Well, I don't curl much... 65lbs for hammer curls for a couple of reps. I focus on heavy back movements for biceps... for ex. I barbell row 330lbs for 4reps.

[Molokai]

bale unsa specifically nga whey protein imo gtake bay?! grabeha nimog gpangalsa oi, mura man ka naay kontra...asa d.i ka workout?

[CrasHBURN]

kze: hehehe, i'm not big enough to compete.. for real...i'm doing bodybuilding for just a more than a year... i'm still look lean... close to like model2x type, but with thicker, shredded legs... hehehe... i have all body parts balanced... but, still, i think my wheels are bigger than my upperbody... i will let other people judge nalang.. heheh...

[kze]

Your stats are great for just being at this for (more than) a year. Just be careful not to injure yourself because those suckers will really set you back like they have with me.

[CrasHBURN]

thanks bro... last year i really got addicted to weight lifting... hehehe... really hard work... no sh*t... hehehe..

about injury... i had a slight lowerback muscle injury during my 2nd month of mass training, while i was doing squats (free weights)... i had to rest it out for 2 weeks, before it healed up... for 2 weeks, no bar rows, deadlifts, squats etc... the injury wasnt that bad though... after that incident, i bought lifting belt and did squats @ smith machine for around 3 months... there, i gained strength (of course i increased my calorie intake big time! hahaha!), and went back to free weights...

a tip for everybody: Train hard... but... make safety a your number 1 priority! or you'll never be able to do bench presses again! hehehe...

[kze]

The lowerback is very prone to injury - when not performing your lifts correctly.
I have had a slipped disk in my spine - twice - on different occasions. Each one of them took several months to heal.
I've had a minor tear in my left calf... as well as damaged tendons in my biceps and left chest and an injured left elbow.
Life is great

People should train hard... but most importantly train smart.